Time: approximately 2070 BC to approximately 1600 BC

Class Change: Transition from Tribal to Slavery Society

Historical events: Yu established the Xia Dynasty, and implemented a hereditary system after Qi succeeded to the throne

Main deeds: Yu controlled the floods and started to conquer the Youhu clan

Turning point: After Qi succeeded to the throne, he implemented the hereditary system and broke the tradition of abdication.

Main characters: Yu, Qi, Taikang, Shaokang, etc.

Time: About 1600 BC to about 1046 BC

Class Change: Further Development of Slavery Society

Historical events: Shang Tang destroyed Xia, Pan Geng moved to Yin, and Wu Ding revived

Main deeds: Shang Tang destroyed Xia, Pan Geng moved to Yin, and Wu Ding revived

Turning point: Pan Geng moved to Yin, and the Shang Dynasty revitalized

Main characters: Shang Tang, Pan Geng, Wu Ding, Fu Hao, etc.

Time: approximately 1046 BC to 771 BC

Class changes: Slavery society further developed and feudalism sprouted

Historical events: King Wu conquered Zhou, Duke Zhou assisted the government, King You of Zhou beaconed the princes

Main deeds: King Wu defeated Zhou, Duke Zhou assisted the government, King You of Zhou played beacon fire on the princes

Turning point: King You of the Zhou Dynasty played with the princes with beacon fire, and the Western Zhou Dynasty was destroyed

Main characters: King Wu of Zhou, Duke of Zhou, King You of Zhou, Bao Si, etc.

Time: 770 B.C. to 476 B.C.

Class changes: Slavery society gradually disintegrated and feudalism gradually formed

Historical events: King Ping of Zhou moved eastward, Duke Huan of Qi came to hegemony, Duke Wen of Jin came to hegemony, and Wu and Yue fought for hegemony

Main deeds: King Ping of Zhou moved eastward, Duke Huan of Qi came to hegemony, Duke Wen of Jin came to hegemony, Wu and Yue fought for hegemony

Turning point: King Ping of Zhou moved eastward, the beginning of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty

Main characters: King Ping of Zhou, Duke Huan of Qi, Duke Wen of Jin, Gou Jian, etc.

Time: 475 BC to 221 BC

Class changes: feudalism gradually formed and the scholar class rose

Historical events: Three families were divided into Jin, Shang Yang’s reforms, the Battle of Changping, Qin destroyed the Six Kingdoms

Main deeds: Three families divided into Jin, Shang Yang’s reform, the Battle of Changping, Qin destroyed the six kingdoms

Turning point: Qin destroyed the six kingdoms and unified China

Main characters: Shang Yang, Su Qin, Zhang Yi, Qin Shihuang, etc.

Time: 221 BC to 206 BC

Class changes: the feudal system was established and the emperor system was established

Historical events: Qin Shihuang unified the six countries, implemented the system of prefectures and counties, burned books and harassed Confucian scholars, and peasant uprisings in the late Qin Dynasty

Main deeds: Qin Shihuang unified the six countries, implemented the system of prefectures and counties, burned books and harassed Confucian scholars, and peasant uprisings in the late Qin Dynasty

Turning point: Peasant uprising at the end of Qin Dynasty and the fall of Qin Dynasty

Main characters: Qin Shihuang, Li Si, Zhao Gao, Xiang Yu, Liu Bang, etc.

Time: 202 BC to 220 AD

Class changes: the feudal system further developed and the scholar class grew

Historical events: the Chu-Han war, the rule of Wen and Jing, the unification of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and the usurpation of the Han Dynasty by Wang Mang

Main deeds: Chu-Han War, Wen and Jing’s rule, Han Emperor Wu’s unification, Wang Mang’s usurpation of the Han Dynasty

Turning point: Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty and established the new dynasty

Main characters: Liu Bang, Xiang Yu, Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty, Wang Mang, etc.

Time: 220 AD 589 AD

Class changes: the gentry clan system was formed, and the feudal system further developed

Historical events: The Three Kingdoms were established, the Western Jin Dynasty was unified, the Five Husbands disrupted China, and the Southern and Northern Dynasties stood side by side.

Main deeds: the establishment of the Three Kingdoms, the unification of the Western Jin Dynasty, the five chaos in China, and the coexistence of the Southern and Northern Dynasties

Turning point: Five chaos disrupted China, and the Southern and Northern Dynasties stood side by side.

Main characters: Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Sun Quan, Sima Yi, Yang Jian, etc.

Time: 581 AD 907 AD

Class changes: the decline of the gentry system and the rise of the imperial examination system

Historical events: the unification of the Sui Dynasty, the rule of Zhenguan, the prosperous age of Kaiyuan, and the Anshi Rebellion

Main events: the unification of the Sui Dynasty, the rule of Zhenguan, the prosperous age of Kaiyuan, and the Anshi Rebellion

Turning point: The Anshi Rebellion, the Tang Dynasty turned from prosperity to decline

Main characters: Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty, Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty, Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty, Wu Zetian, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty, etc.

Time: 907 AD 960 AD

Class changes: feudalism further developed and warlords separated themselves

Historical events: Zhu Wen usurped the Tang Dynasty, the Five Dynasties changed, and the ten kingdoms coexisted

Main deeds: Zhu Wen usurped the Tang Dynasty, the Five Dynasties changed, and the ten kingdoms stood side by side.

Turning point: Zhao Kuangyin established the Northern Song Dynasty and the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms ended

Main characters: Zhu Wen, Li Cunxu, Shi Jingtang, Liu Zhiyuan, etc.

Time: 960 AD 1279 AD

Class changes: feudalism further developed and civilian politics rose

Historical events: Chenqiao Mutiny, Chanyuan Alliance, Jingkang’s Shame, the Establishment of the Southern Song Dynasty

Main deeds: Chenqiao Mutiny, Chanyuan Alliance, Jingkang's Shame, the Establishment of the Southern Song Dynasty

Turning point: The shame of Jingkang, the demise of the Northern Song Dynasty

Main characters: Zhao Kuangyin, Zhao Guangyi, Yue Fei, Qin Hui, etc.

Time: 1271 AD 1368 AD

Class changes: Feudalism further developed and Mongolian aristocracy ruled

Historical events: Kublai Khan established the Yuan Dynasty, the Yuan Dynasty unified China, and the Red Turban Army uprising

Main deeds: Kublai Khan established the Yuan Dynasty, the Yuan Dynasty unified China, and the Red Turban Army uprising

Turning point: The Red Scarf Army uprising and the fall of the Yuan Dynasty

Main characters: Kublai Khan, Genghis Khan, Zhu Yuanzhang, etc.

Time: 1368 AD 1644 AD

Class changes: the feudal system further developed and the eight-legged essay system was established

Historical events: Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming Dynasty, the Battle of Jingnan, the Tumubao Incident, and the peasant uprising in the late Ming Dynasty

Main deeds: Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming Dynasty, the Battle of Jingnan, the Tumubao Incident, and the peasant uprising in the late Ming Dynasty

Turning point: Peasant uprising in the late Ming Dynasty and the demise of the Ming Dynasty

Main characters: Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Di, Zhang Juzheng, Wei Zhongxian, etc.

Time: 1644 AD 1911 AD

Class changes: feudalism further developed and Manchu aristocracy ruled

Historical events: Qing troops entering the country, the heyday of Kangxi and Qianlong, the Opium War, the Taiping Rebellion

Main events: Qing troops entering the country, Kangxi and Qianlong, Opium War, Taiping Rebellion

Turning point: The Opium War, the beginning of modern Chinese history

Main characters: Kangxi, Yongzheng, Qianlong, Cixi, etc.